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Traffic on Lagos-Ibadan today Sunday 30th June is nothing but maddening.

Folks have spent 3hrs or more from RCCG camp & still not near Mowe! Same reported for those traveling out of Lagos.

The gridlock which we were informed started about noon was, according to the FRSC caused by worshipers going in/out of NASFAT and RCCG. Please, are the worshipers still crossing at 8.45pm?

Except for the FRSC update well over 5hrs ago, commuters are left grappling with the stress of the standstill, the psychological trauma of its effect on their resumption at work tomorrow as well as the frustration of not knowing what caused the traffic, whether relevant authorities are doing anything to help solve it or the likely moment they will be lucky to wriggle out of the express.

Knowing fully well that once you’re past the Sagamu by-pass, the hope of access to an alternative route via Sagamu-Ikorodu-Ketu is almost nil, we ask: should someone’s job not be put on the line for gross wastage of man-hours. Should that fellow be entitled to a good night sleep today when Nigerians are psychologically subjected to distress almost on a daily basis on this same Lagos-Ibadan expressway? Why should this recur with no known solution and someone expects his salary to be paid at the end of the month?

Let’s not push Nigerians too far.

This is hoping someone get off his butts and set to work tonight!

For those stuck in that traffic (your phone batteries must have almost run down), exercise patience.

For authorities concerned, find a lasting solution, and when such situation unavoidably happens, do well to constantly update citizens on developments.

A 3-storey located at 38 Amu street in the Mushin area of Lagos state collapsed Tuesday at about 3 pm leaving a year-old baby dead and four others seriously injured.

Dr David Oke-Osanyintolu, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) who confirmed the incident to News Bytes said recovery operations are ongoing although efforts by operatives of both the LASEMA and the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA have been hampered because of limited accessibility to the affected building.

The injured has been reportedly taken to the General Hospital, Mushin.

Funke Badru, a 21 year-old student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta Ogun State who has brain tumor has finally been given a space at the theatre of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan to undergo an operation to remove the growth on Wednesday.

News Bytes had called for a N2 million financial help for young and hopeful Funke in January this year, to which many well-meaning Nigerians responded. The Board of Management of MAPOLY gave a sum of N250, 000; the same amount was also donated by Mrs Toyin Saraki. Many within the News Bytes fold and beyond also gave their widows mite and a sum of N1.1 million was realised.

After this, Funke was placed on medication for a pre-surgery procedure, which lasted till March and although she was to have had the surgery shortly after, the limitations in theatre space delayed this. Thankfully, Funke Badru has finally been slated to undergo the operation tomorrow Wednesday 8th May, 2013.

News Bytes have been in constant touch with her. We are hopeful that with the YOUR support, Funke will make it through, healthy and back to school again.

An initial deposit of N1 million has been made on Monday, but an estimate of N800, 000 is still required for post-surgery expenses.

We therefore, on behalf of Funke Badru solicit for:

– Your prayers for a successful procedure tomorrow and more importantly,

– Your financial support to raise the needed N800, 000

Although already on admission at the UCH, she can receive calls today, and won’t be able to tomorrow for obvious reasons, so please feel free to call her. Alternatively, send her texts to encourage her (Funke Badru’s Mobile – 08069388103).

A fuel tanker reportedly lost control at the UNIZIK Junction of Awka, the Anambra State capital, killing an unspecified number of people.

The tanker crashed into three passenger buses, with one fully loaded. Many people are feared dead. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, have arrived the scene and are trying to evacuate victims to hospital.

A source at the scene said the remains of the dead have been deposited at the Anambra State University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where all the injured victims are also receiving treatment at the same hospital.

A policeman, and an official of the FRSC who evacuated the victims to hospital said many of the injured victims were still unconcious.